Top Google Interview Questions

Books' B. - "Before answering this question, I am considering some key assumptions and will include them in my answer. Assumptions: I am assuming that "bring Waymo to market" means the sales of Waymo autonomous cars in the market in the form of Fleet and retail to customers. I assume that the Federal Vehicle Safety Laws and Governance are already in place, and Waymo cars are aligned with the law requirements. I am assuming that the Autonomous Level-5 capability development and certification are"See full answer

Hamilton D. - "no"See full answer

coolkid1 - "wasn't aware of ticketmaster thus asked time from interviewer to glance through the portal, also cross-checked any other value prop from the interviewer that i couldn't infer from website, for ex. providing assurance of confirmed tickets. clarifying questions - who am i? do we want to partner with another player or provide services on our own? any specific goal - monetization, engagement, retention etc. in mind? any particular geo? "See full answer

Dhirendra S. - "I will start by asking some of the clarifying questions here - Does the interviewer want me to focus on any specific region or it's a global product - What's the timeline we are looking over here - Any specific problem statement that I should be focusing on - Any specific objective that they want me to drive Some of these questions will help to get my head straight and align myself with the interviewer. (2 mins to jot down my thoughts ) Answer - Problem statement : Will focus on the cha"See full answer

Sofiya H. - "Context / clarifying questions: Should I assume this is part of Google company? Let’s assume yes Let’s assume we’re building this for Waymo, Google parent company Self-driving cars industry today It’s evolving a lot. I do not have much information on the industry but I know Waymo self driving cars are progressing and there are self-driving taxis already running. Why are we building this and why are we building this now Mainly to understand if this makes sense to"See full answer

Henil S. - "Clarifying Questions Goal - What is the goal for launching a new recommendation algorithm? (Assume an increase in user engagement) User Persona Using a recommendation system to explore new artists/songs in the same genre Using a recommendation system to explore new genres of songs Using a recommendation system to explore to format of content(Podcasts, Comedy, Stories) Metrics to look at to analyze if we need a new algorithm or not. Metrics Number of songs listened to"See full answer

Anonymous Tapir - "After clarifying the question, answered in following way: Defined what is Google Map. Discussed its history and dominant #1 current market position Aligned with the Google's mission Listed few users segments and few features for roadmap and discussed technology advancements & need to continue to innovate and differentiate aggressively"See full answer

Aishwarya R. - "Need for this feature : A user who has to reach somewhere on time - probably someone commuting to the airport would use this feature. I would pilot this feature in a city where there is a high volume of users using uber to commute to the airport, as well as a high volume of drivers, so that we deliver on what we promise. There are 2 side to this - the end user side, and the driver side. To measure the success of this application, primarily, I would track the number of users who are booking sched"See full answer

David E. - "Its enough that I shared the question. Im not going to tell you how I answered. If you dont know how to answer, then this isn't the job or company for you. Sorry."See full answer

Andrea L. - "Clarification Questions: Through in-person purchases or including online? Both Cinema just for movies? Yes Amount of revenue or just tickets sold? Tickets sold High Level Equation: Cinema tickets in a year = (# of cinemas in the US) * (# of movie playings per cinema per year) * (# of viewers per cinema per screening) \# of Cinemas in the US = amount of states * average number of cinemas per state High Density Areas - 30% - 50 cinemas = 50 x 50 x .3 = 750 Suburban T"See full answer

Brandy L. - "The North Star Metric for Google Photos should be: Monthly Active Users (MAUs) who successfully store, organize, or retrieve photos/videos. Why? This metric reflects Google Photos’ core value: helping users store, manage, and access their memories seamlessly. It ties user engagement with the platform's primary offerings: reliable storage, easy search, and organization. Supporting Metrics: User Engagement: Monthly Active User (MAU) ratio: Growth and retention trends. "See full answer

Kk - "Video is collection of images and we can call them as moving pictures. Let us break down the important components of the video in comparison to photos and explain how they impact : Frame rate per second : It is at which a total number of frames are captured in a video while it was shot and played then later Resolution : What resolution video was shot and played on devices ( Both can be different) Let us talk a bit deep dive about Frame rate per second. Often , a video co"See full answer

Abdurhman M. - "To determine what predictions to show, our systems look for common queries that match what someone starts to enter into the search box but also consider:"See full answer

Hams A. - "When evaluating different high-end brands of products manufactured in China, how can one determine if a "new" product meets high-quality standards?"See full answer

Arvind R. - "Goal: Increase adoption of HPC capabilities offered by Google within enterprise customer context Vision: Accelerate high computing needs of enterprise, driven by innovation and definitive business outcomes Does this align with Google's vision - YES Trend Analysis: Technology: a. Introduce Intraday liquidity calculations b. Improve fraud detection using much large volume of data c. Faster value added risk calculations. d. Graph analysis for entity linking for large volume of customer a"See full answer

Joohi M. - "Think about 3 types of users - 1) User who only uses Google photos and no other Google product. What is the value that Google gets out of such user? 2) User who uses all the google products including photos but does not spend a penny on google photos (think of storage fee, buying photo albums etc.). How do photos increase the value provided by that user in conjunction with other Google products? 3) Use who spends money on Google photos. The value provided by the first user is through their pho"See full answer

Andrew B. - "Assumptions: We're looking only at a single large dealership in San Jose, per the question, not all large car dealerships New cars already come with tires; the dealer does not have to purchase them separately A couple of different ways I might approach this: Approach 1: Estimate based on # cars serviced per day Dealer intakes 10 cars for servicing per hour (based on anecdotal observation) 100 cars serviced per day (assuming service dept. open 10 hours per day) Cars that need onl"See full answer

Niaz - "Clarification : What do you mean by fake drugs ? Ans : drugs that are counterfeit and not approved by the FDA. Intro / scope : Fake drugs is a big problem and can even lead to someone death. For this question I plan to focus on the US market and drugs that can be bought over the counter and does not need a doctor's prescription. For prescription drugs, pharmacists play a key role in ensuring the doctor's prescription correct and pharmacists can also police fake drugs. Therefore I will focus o"See full answer

Aditya C. - "Finding Seats Connecting road transportation WiFi in the train"See full answer